Nazareth Area High School - Comet Yearbook (Nazareth, PA)

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she Comet. First row: KNELLER. KROMER. STEVENSON. HECK. NO!.I.. KREV. SMITH. HKISE!.. KROBOTH. NEUMEYER. MISS SI.OAT. CORTEZ. SEARI.ES. MISS CUTE, MOVER. KERN. MISS NICHOLAS. DEITRICH, G. ACKERMAN. BECKER. KI LMER. PETRAGI.IA, GINTHER, B. ACKERMAN. KINDRED. ZGOBA. Second row: STOHL. HUMMEL. STROHMEVER. HAHN. SIEGFRIED, RI EG EL. KRATZER. HUTH. NICKEL. HAPPEL. BURALLI. Comet Stafl‘ Editor-in-Chief Jeanne Searles Associate Editors Ruth Neumeyer Willis Happel Literary Editors Lorraine Frey Kenneth Kratzer John Strohmeyer Viola Noll Carmela Petraglia Dramatic and Social Editor Art Editors Music Editors Jeralinc Kern Velma Smith Robert Siegfried—Instrumental Alice Beck Gladys Kromer—Vocal Typists Charles Reigel Angelinc Kroboth Kate Zgoba Mae Ginther Ar’.cne Dcitrich Helen Cortez Dorothy Fulmer Louise Kindred Photography Editors Elizabeth Becker Josephine Stohl Geraldine Ackerman Athletic Editors Betty Ackerman Albert Buralli Joke Editors Mildred Kneller Henry Nickel Business Manager Mildred Moyer Assistant Business Managers Edna Stevenson Elenora Hummel William Hahn Robert Huth Rae Beiscl Faculty Advisers Elizabeth S. Sloat Florence L. Nicholas Jean B. Clutc ciijhtccn

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jiie Comet. School Days LONG, long, ago, in the middle of a large green meadow there lived a colony of grasshoppers. Here, generation after generation, they lived peacefully and hap- pily—that is, I should say, until just recently. But what was it that changed the lives of these two grasshoppers? That is precisely what I shall relate to you now. Three years ago, one mother grasshopper laid many eggs. Some months later, a pair of proud parents looked happily upon their one hundred and seventy-four newly born nymphs. Before I proceed, however, it is most necessary to tell you that these nymphs mature much faster (mentally and physically) than human babies. It was for this reason that mother and father grasshopper thought it best to send their one hundred and seventy-four “huskies” to school immediately. Somewhat hesitantly and bashfully these tiny nymphs hopped along to school. Unlike any other, their first school year was very quiet, indeed, although each one did admit he had a grand time at the Hallowe’en party. It was in their second year of seemingly educating themselves that the shy nymphs became very self-confident and participated actively in many school affairs. Their capability of being hosts was shown at the Junior-Senior prom. It was in this year, too, that their class rings were chosen. Much to the dismay of each nymph, there yet remained only one short school year ahead of them. In the fall of 1939 there remained only one hundred and fifty-one of the original one hundred and seventy-four nymphs—now eager young grasshoppers—striving to make their last year their very best. By a large margin, these grasshoppers “out- hopped” their neighboring schools athletically. Then, too, they presented a successful play and edited their fine year book, the “Comet.” Each one had a particularly grand time at the Christmas and Junior-Senior “hops.” Seated proudly in the front row at graduating exercises, mother and father grass- hopper admiringly exclaimed, “What a fine group of sons and daughters we have.” Alice S. Beck, Historian. twenty